Ten bucks to miss
Ted Cruz on campus,
A bargain at
Twice the price.
Ten bucks to stay
Clear of his presence
And do something
Much more nice.
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Students were aware of the rule. One of them posted about it on her Facebook page. Citing another student, she wrote, “Students will either attend Convocation and lend to the illusion of widespread support for Sen. Cruz, or they will be subject to administrative punishment — specifically, four reprimands and a $10 fine — if they are absent.”
March 26th, 2015 at 11:21AM
Ten bucks? Surely students exhibiting such regrettable symptoms of counter-revolutionary behavior ought to be writing confessional essays apologizing for their failure to understand the direction of world-historical events.
March 26th, 2015 at 1:26PM
Alan: I like capitalism’s approach better: Make them pay.
March 26th, 2015 at 8:17PM
When other politicians or presidential candidates show up at universities, schools, factories, or military facilities, how many of the people in the audience really want to be there? It’s weird that the press is acting as if Ted Cruz invented this mendacity.